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Consideration of recommendations of Licensing and Appeals Committee in respect of the Street Trading Policy. 

Consideration was given to the recommendations of the Licensing and Appeals Committee of 25 March 2026 in respect of adopting the Street Trading Policy (attached at Annex 1).

Due regard was given to the views of the Committee, the financial and value for money considerations and in recognition of ensuring that all licensable activities taking place within the Borough were granted the appropriate permissions under the relevant legislation, Cllr Tunstall proposed, Cllr Williams seconded and it was

RESOLVED:  That the Street Trading Policy (attached at Annex 1) be adopted.

Following a meeting of the Licensing and Appeals Committee on 26 November 2025, the Licensing Team within Regulatory Services have completed a consultation on renewing the Councils existing Street Trading Policy.

Further to Minute Number LA 25/19, as detailed in the Minutes of 26 November 2025, a consultation on renewing the Borough Council’s existing Street Trading Policy was undertaken and one response received from a responsible authority was presented for consideration.

The response from Environmental Health (attached at Annex 2) highlighted concerns that the requirement for staff working without the consent holder’s supervision to hold a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check was overly burdensome given potential high staff turnover.

As the Street Trading Policy was yet to be implemented and the exact number of staff likely to be working without the direct supervision of the consent holder for any length of time and requiring a DBS certificate was currently unknown, it was not proposed to amend this section of the Policy.  However, this would be revisited if an undue burden on consent holders was identified.  Members also noted that neighbouring local authorities had the same requirement in respect of DBS checks and this was considered best practice.

In recognition of ensuring that all licensable activities taking place within the Borough were granted the appropriate permissions under the relevant legislation, Cllr Tunstall proposed, Cllr Keers seconded and it was

*RECOMMENDED:  That the Street Trading Policy (attached at Annex 1) be commended for adoption.

*Recommended to Council